Topic: research

Come and listen! Doctoral students give inspiring short lectures to present the latest research
The competition will be held on Wednesday, 2 October at 10:00 in the Conference Hall of the University of Tartu Library.
25. September 2024 for studentresearchfor society
Doctoral defence: Rain Soosaar "The Process of Secularization in Rural Communes of Estonia and Latvia (1920-40). Case Studies of Lutheran–Majority Parishes"
On 4 November at 16:15 Rain Soosaar will defend his doctoral thesis "The Process of Secularization in Rural Communes of Estonia and Latvia (1920-40). Case Studies of Lutheran–Majority Parishes" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Religious Studies).
16. September 2024 researchfor society
Sustainable Development Seen through the Lens of Cultural Heritage
The interdisciplinary seminar focuses on the role that cultural heritage and culture have in sustainable development – as well as on the challenges that the societies are facing in this regard.
11. September 2024 research
You are what you eat – ERC grant supports research into past people’s identities based on their dietary practices
Ester Oras, Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry and Archaeology at the University of Tartu, has received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
05. September 2024 research
Doctoral defence: Manuel Moreno Tovar "Rethinking intralingual translation and exploring its interface with censorship, manipulation, and controversy"
27. septembril kell 14.15 kaitseb Manuel Moreno Tovar doktoritööd „Rethinking intralingual translation and exploring its interface with censorship, manipulation, and controversy“.
30. August 2024 research
Registration for the Three Minute Thesis competition ends on 19 September
The registration for three-minute thesis competition ends on 19 September.
26. August 2024 for studentresearch
How ethical is it to kill your enemies? Oxford Professor Jeff McMahan presents special issue on Russia-Ukraine war
On 5 September, one of the world’s leading moral philosophers, Professor Jeff McMahan from the University of Oxford, will give a public lecture on the ethics of killing and just war theory. His lecture marks the publication of a special issue of a philosophy journal focused on the Russia-Ukraine war. The event will be held from 16:00 to 18:00 in White Hall at the University of Tartu Museum.
Doctoral defence: Monika Reppo "Glass and its makers in Estonia, c. 1550–1950: an archaeological study"
Doctoral defence: Monika Reppo "Glass and its makers in Estonia, c. 1550–1950: an archaeological study"
22. August 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Valerii Otiakovskii „Микроистория сообщества формалистов: Кабинет современной литературы при ГИИИ (1927-1930)“
13. septembril kell 12.15 kaitseb Valerii Otiakovskii doktoritööd „Микроистория сообщества формалистов: Кабинет современной литературы при ГИИИ (1927-1930)“ („Formalistide ühenduse mikroajalugu: Kaasaegse Kirjanduse Kabinet (1927–1930)“).
22. August 2024 research
The 5th International Symposium on Applied Phonetics will be hosted by the University of Tartu
The 5th International Symposium on Applied Phonetics will be hosted by the University of Tartu on 30 September ‒ 2 October 2024.